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v1cious
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Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2009 12:48 am
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singapore? i thought 2chan was quite lucrative.
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Dargonxtc
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Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2009 1:28 am
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Packet Monster huh. Sounds pretty ominous. Considering, how should I say, most unauthorized downloading occurs using a semi-anonymous packet distribution method.
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Big Hed
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Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2009 4:12 am
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v1cious wrote: | singapore? i thought 2chan was quite lucrative. |
That's also what I've heard. I'm guessing the acquisition had a sizable price tag attached to it.
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Kit-Tsukasa
Joined: 16 Mar 2006
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Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2009 4:39 am
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I wonder what will happen to saimoe now....I'm even surprised that someone manage to buy this...
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MH Knights
Joined: 27 Feb 2002
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Location: Madison, WI
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Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2009 10:06 am
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Maybe he is trying to avoid some legal trouble? I wonder if there are any plans to move the servers to Singapore as well.
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samuelp
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Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2009 10:12 am
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Dargonxtc wrote: | Packet Monster huh. Sounds pretty ominous. Considering, how should I say, most unauthorized downloading occurs using a semi-anonymous packet distribution method. |
You know what's another semi anonymous packet distribution method? TCP/IP i.e. THE INTERNET.
Asian countries use the english word "packet" as an abbreviation for "data packet"... For example, in my cell phone plan in tokyo I have an option called "all you can eat packets" which gives me unlimited data transfer for a flat fee per month.
Packet monster is nothing but a normal name for an internet service provider or related company.
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kushiel
Joined: 07 Jul 2003
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Location: Saskatchewan
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Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2009 12:44 pm
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It may have just been a total act, but there was an article about 2chan in Wired a while ago, and Nishimura was displayed as being totally lazy, being late to interviews and work stuff. Maybe he just wanted to cash out to be even more lazy?
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enurtsol
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Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2009 12:44 pm
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samuelp wrote: |
Packet monster is nothing but a normal name for an internet service provider or related company. |
Or a Pokemon.
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Dargonxtc
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Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2009 2:04 pm
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samuelp wrote: |
Dargonxtc wrote: | Packet Monster huh. Sounds pretty ominous. Considering, how should I say, most unauthorized downloading occurs using a semi-anonymous packet distribution method. |
You know what's another semi anonymous packet distribution method? TCP/IP i.e. THE INTERNET. |
Yeah I know, but I was figuring given the clientele, and that most people don't understand what goes on when you download something beyond what is happening in front of you on the bit torrent stream screen, much less when you are just browsing the internet. But...
Quote: | For example, in my cell phone plan in tokyo I have an option called "all you can eat packets" which gives me unlimited data transfer for a flat fee per month. |
I had no idea they used the word like this over there. So that makes a lot more sense.
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Big Hed
Joined: 04 May 2006
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Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2009 2:24 pm
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enurtsol wrote: |
samuelp wrote: |
Packet monster is nothing but a normal name for an internet service provider or related company. |
Or a Pokemon. |
Yeah, seriously. I thought the company's name was Pocket Monster when I read it through the first time.
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